A Bunch of Pretty Things I Did Not Buy
About the Book
A Bunch of Pretty Things I Did Not Buy
A witty, gracious, and charmingly illustrated anti-consumer manifesto.
Like most people, Sarah Lazarovic covets beautiful things. But rather than giving in to her impulse to spend and acquire, Sarah spent a year painting the objects she wanted to buy instead.
Based on a visual essay that was first published on The Hairpin, A BUNCH OF PRETTY THINGS I DID NOT BUY is a beautiful and witty take on the growing “slow shopping” movement. Sarah is a well-known blogger and illustrator, and she writes brilliantly without preaching or guilt-tripping. Whether she’s trying to justify the purchase of yet another particleboard IKEA home furnishing, debating the pros and cons of leg warmers or calculating the per-day usage cost of big-ticket items, Sarah’s poignant musings will resonate with any reader who’s ever been susceptible to an impulse buy.
A Bunch of Pretty Things I Did Not Buy
- Publication Date: October 28, 2014
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- ISBN-10: 0143124714
- ISBN-13: 9780143124719
